The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-11-04
What Are the Prohib1tionists Going
To Do About II?

To Do About 1t?
A remark in the last MIDLAND Journal
about the remissness of the prolessed prohi
bitionlsts of the county in not finding out
definitely and positively what the position
and purpose of every candidate is in reter-
ence 10 our local prohibatory law, before
voting for candidates for the House of Del
egales, seems to furnish so good a subject
for few remarks, or TO open up matter
that needs further consideration SO we'll
that | cannot refrain from ask ing permiss-
ION to drop few remarks on paper.
The majority of the protested temperance
men of the codntv do not want to know
how their candidate. or their party stand
upon the very issue, that they worked for so
ably at the last election. A majorilyof those
who are professedly genuine Prohibition
lists, of tn most radical kind when it comes
and work, each for The success Of his old
party, and when one of themselves VINO is
ii candidate is asked to avow his principles
he declines, and these men advise him that
it is not to his political advantage to say
anything at this time.
They wisely think that il is not best to
be publicly known TO have a record upon
any question, upon which the members OF
their party in the state and nation are di-
vided, lest while they stand upon their
temperance record and honestly defend
their Christian character, they offend the
wing of their party who are not in SYM
pathy with either.
Whatever the personal opinions or rec
ord of these men may be they are expected
to uphold the platform of the purity that
nominated them, and, if elected, to work
and vote with their party in everything
that has tendency to promote partisan
success. Now Our stale conventions were
asked by the committees Of large and in
fuential bodies to embody a resolution in
their platforms embodying the very princ-
ole we contended for here in Cecii SUCCESS
fully, and both declined to do it,, and en-
phasized their refusal, by nominating men
OPT osed to it, men who conld be depended
upon 10 command the vote of the saloon
men of their party, and they expect tenn.
perance men to meekly pocket the insult,
and vote the same ticket the rum sellers do.
The record of the tading candidate, is re
corded in vote at Annapolis against SC len
lific temperance instruction, measure that
received nearly the whole vote of his party
he making himself an available candidate
by being one of sir or eight to vote against
it!
Do you wonder that thousands of Demo.
Gratis OF Nd. , will vote a clean prohibition
ticket in preference 10 supporting such
men. .:
Let the candidates for the legislature
now say publicly or oyer tn cir own sigma
lures that they are in sympathy with the
majority of the people of Cecil Co. on the
temperance question, and will vote for
measure to submit Constitutional Prohibi-
ton 10 direct vote of the whole people of
Md. irrespective of any party aRiidtion or cau-
Gus dictation and then temperance men can
know who to vote for.
Do we seek TO make political capitol ont
of our high taxes? The men who levied
these taxes. were at least sober men, and
thought they did it for the good OF tn e
whole county and themselves have to help
pay them and their party has to pay is
share. But we are taxed TO support state
government and the state has 10 pap to
support a,liquor oligarchy in BALTIC. city
(in addition to what the city pays) that
more than any other burden.
and this is a tax for which we have
no vouchers to show except in crimi-
nails and paupers, jails and aims houses
and standing army of police officers, made
necessary to regulate drunken men, wher-
ever the liquor is sold. This waste would
more than clolhe and educate every child
of the STATE.
PRoHiBITICNIST.